12 HEART HEALTH | 2019 | www.elitecme.com Congenital Heart Defects Congenital heart defects affect 1 in 120 babies born in the United States – and 1 in 4 of these babies will have a critical congenital heart defect (CHD). This makes CHDs the most common type of birth defect. By Krystina Ostermeyer RN, BSN, CDE ISTOCK PEDIATRICS |